Kelsea joined the University Library in 2024. She is responsible for the creation and maintenance of bibliographic and holdings metadata for the library’s electronic resources and print serials. Before coming to Samford, Kelsea worked as the Electronic Resource and Discovery Librarian at Birmingham-Southern College and served as a Curatorial Fellow at the Birmingham Museum of Art. Her research interests include data ethics, linked data approaches to name authority control, and critical cataloging practices.

Degrees and Certifications

• MA, Art History, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2023
• MLIS, Library & Information Science, University of Alabama, 2018
• BA, English Literature, Marshall University, 2016

Liaison Areas

Howard College of Arts and Sciences

• Chemistry and Biochemistry

Publications

• Whaley, Kelsea. “Invisible Infrastructure: Reinforcing Postwar Gender Inequality in Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower.” Athanor 40, no. 1 (2023). https://doi.org/10.33009/FSU_athanor134937
• Sweeney, Miriam E., and Kelsea Whaley. “Technically White: Emoji Skin-Tone Modifiers As  American Technoculture.” First Monday 24, no. 7 (2019). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v24i7.10060

Presentations

• ArtBreak: Decoding an Ancient Egyptian False Door.” Birmingham Museum of Art. Gallery Talk. Birmingham, AL. May 17, 2023.
• “Invisible Infrastructure: Reinforcing Postwar Gender Inequality in Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower.” 28th Annual UA Art History International Symposium. Presentation. Tuscaloosa, AL. March 31, 2023.
• “Gendered Architecture in Postwar Japan.” 39th FSU Annual Art History Symposium. Presentation. Tallahassee, FL. March 3-4, 2023.
• “Beyond Van Gogh & the Mechanical Reproduction of the Immersive Art Experience.” 27th UAB Annual Symposium. Presentation. Birmingham, AL. March 4, 2022.
• “How to MAKE a Makerspace Meet Your Goals.” Alabama Library Association Annual Conference. Poster. Montgomery, AL. April 20, 2017.
• “Creating Connections: Building a Digitally Inclusive Community through the Library’s Mobile Web Presence.” Discerning Diverse Voices: 8th Annual Symposium on Diversity. Poster. Tuscaloosa, AL. March 27, 2017.

Professional Associations

• Alabama Association of College & Research Libraries
• Alabama Library Association
• American Library Association
• Art Libraries Society of North America
• Association of College & Research Libraries
• Southeastern Library Association